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18 Civil Representatives to Join Bell-tolling Event for New Year’s Eve

18 Civil Representatives to Join Bell-tolling Event for New Year’s Eve

SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 18 civil representatives have been selected to join this year’s nationally televised bell-tolling ceremony in central Seoul on New Year’s Eve, including a person who rescued a stabbing rampage victim, officials said Wednesday. The popular midnight bell-ringing celebration at Bosingak Pavilion in central Seoul on Dec. [...]

Seoul City to Cancel Year-end Bell-ringing Ceremony Due to COVID-19

Seoul City to Cancel Year-end Bell-ringing Ceremony Due to COVID-19

SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government said Sunday that a traditional bell-ringing ceremony at midnight on New Year’s Eve will be canceled amid a recent surge in novel coronavirus infections. “Considering the rapid spread of COVID-19, we have to cancel the year-end bell-ringing ceremony,” said an official from the municipal government [...]